What the role involves
Vahan is India's largest AI-powered recruitment platform for blue-collar workers — backed by Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Temasek, and Bharti Airtel. We help companies like Swiggy, Zomato, Rapido, and Zepto hire at scale using AI and automation. Our mission is to connect 300 million blue-collar workers to economic opportunity, and we're just getting started.
We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who wants to own critical systems end to end — not just ship features, but drive technical direction, fix real scale problems, and raise the engineering bar across the team.
What you'll do
Own the design, evolution, and reliability of high-impact backend systems — from architecture through production support
Drive high-level and low-level system design with a focus on scalability, correctness, and long-term maintainability
Diagnose and resolve database bottlenecks in PostgreSQL; optimize schemas, queries, indexes, and data access patterns
Design and operate real-time and batch analytics pipelines (ClickHouse or equivalent)
Improve code quality through design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on refactoring — and introduce patterns that prevent recurring issues
Own production incidents end to end: resolution, post-mortems, and long-term reduction in operational load
Mentor engineers across teams and influence technical direction through reasoning and example
What we're looking for
7+ years of backend engineering experience with strong expertise in Node.js
Deep experience with PostgreSQL, including performance tuning
Track record designing and operating distributed systems in production
Experience with RabbitMQ or similar messaging systems (strong plus)
Hands-on exposure to ClickHouse or large-scale analytics systems (strong plus)
AWS deployment and operations experience (plus)
Strong debugging, observability, and production reliability instincts
Someone who improves messy systems incrementally, thinks in trade-offs, and influences without authority
What we offer
Competitive pay · Unlimited PTO · Comprehensive medical insurance · Monthly wellness leaves
What they ask for
About Vahan
Founded in 2016, Vahan operates in Consumer Services industry. Originally targeting the enhancement of job accessibility for the blue-collar workforce, Vahan has expanded its focus towards leveraging machine learning to streamline the recruitment process for companies. This move follows the earlier introduction of new AI algorithms that significantly improve job-match precision and employer satisfaction. Competing with companies such as apna and Awign.
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